BEFORE I read Francoise's posts about transforming an old quilt I decided to play with the same idea. In fact I had had this idea in the back of my mind since Festival of Quilts when Linda and Laural Kemshall planted the idea. So I dug out a little piece which was an insipid nondescript samples from when I was playing with ideas from June C Barnes book about stitching to dye. I used paint scraping techinques as I had juts been watching a DVD about that when I was sick and languishing on a sofa. I used first a tester pot of household emulsion then a variety of Steward Gill and Jaquard textile paints. Here Is the sequence of transformation.
So. From insipid but inoffensive to stiff, ugly and possibly worse. Sigh. I bet Francoise does a whole lot better.
Helen.
PS. It was fun making a mess though!
7 comments:
I like what I see here. I love the progression and the result. The second and third pictures show some really good texture for instance. It reminds me a graffiti art. I think you did a great job.
Oh Helen, I haven't done anything yet! It's just in my head, and I'm even not sure I'll do it. Although I had a kind of vision last night, and it didn't ask for paint.
Hum... May I ask what the 51 means?
Wow. This is a fascinating example of metamorphosis. I really really like the finished piece. There seems to be just enough of the original fabric and piecing evident in the finished piece. It looks like a door to me. So maybe the 51 is a house number?
I really like the weathered door effect in the second, third and fourth photos. I want to nudge thedoor open and see what is on the other side.
My favorite picture of all of the progression pieces is the second one. Kinda reminds me of what the catacombs in Rome would have looked like.
I think the process is definitely the winner here. The quilt may not be any better off than when you started, but there's no doubt that there's been a metamorphosis. I like the third step best. Perhaps you have another less-than-stellar piece in your stash that will become a wonderful butterfly by reveal day!
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